Streamer CityThe following pitchers are generally available in over 50 percent of fantasy leagues and have favorable match-ups this week:
American LeagueTuesday, 6/19: Scott Feldman @ SDThe Rangers lefty currently sits with an 0-6 record and ugly 6.50 ERA, but a 13/1 K/BB ratio in his last two starts suggests he's been better than the results, and he should fare well in Petco.
Wednesday, 6/20: Jarrod Parker vs. LADParker has been tough to solve in Oakland, where he owns a 1.59 ERA and has held opposing hitters to a .197 average.
Thursday, 6/21: Francisco Liriano @ PITLiriano has been feasting on weak competition lately. He should have little trouble keeping it up against the lousy Pittsburgh offense.
National LeagueTuesday, 6/19: Travis Wood @ CWSWood's solid peripherals belie his mediocre overall numbers, and the White Sox have been noticeably worse against lefties this year.
Wednesday, 6/20: Nathan Eovaldi vs. OAKThe young Dodger has logged a quality start three times in four turns and hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in an outing.
Friday, 6/22: Clayton Richard vs. SEARichard is money in his home park, with a 2.72 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in six starts.
Total GamesAmerican League6: BAL, BOS, CLE, CWS, DET, KC, LAA, MIN, NYY, OAK, SEA, TB, TEX, TOR
National League6: ARI, ATL, CHC, CIN, COL, HOU, LAD, MIA, MIL, NYM, PHI, PIT, SD, SF, STL, WAS
Lefty/Righty BreakdownsAmerican LeagueBAL: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
BOS: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
CLE: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
CWS: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
DET: 6 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP
KC: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
LAA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
MIN: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
NYY: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
OAK: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
SEA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
TB: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
TEX: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
TOR: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
National LeagueARI: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
ATL: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
CHC: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
CIN: 6 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP
COL: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
HOU: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
LAD: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
MIA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
MIL: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
NYM: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
PHI: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
PIT: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
SD: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
SF: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
STL: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
WAS: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
The InfirmaryYou can get a full listing of injured players at Rotoworld's
Injury Page but here's the latest on a few prominent players who have been out of action:
Endy Chavez: Out until late June (hamstring)
Ian Stewart: Out indefinitely (wrist)
Drew Smyly: Out until late June (finger)
Felipe Paulino: Out until late June (groin)
P.J. Walters: Out until late June (shoulder)
Cesar Izturis: Out until late June (hamstring)
Mike Carp: Out until July (shoulder)
Luke Scott: Out until late June (back)
Alexi Ogando: Out until July (groin)
Kyle Drabek: Out indefinitely (elbow)
Brandon Morrow: Out indefinitely (ribs)
This past Wednesday was a special one for baseball fans, who were privy to perhaps two of the best pitching performances we'll see all year – both on the same night.
Matt Cain and R.A. Dickey are currently leading contenders to start for the National League in the All-Star Game and each helped his case with an absolutely brilliant outing. Cain of course hurled a perfect game that ranked as one of the most dominating performances in baseball history, while Dickey tossed a one-hit shutout that could become a no-hitter after league review (though that's highly unlikely). Cain fanned 14 hitters in his gem, Dickey 12. Simply dazzling.
It's been the same story for much of the season with these two. Dickey has turned in quality starts in all but one outing for the Mets, and set a franchise record with 32 2/3 innings of scoreless ball before yielding an unearned run in the ninth Wednesday. Cain has been a workhorse as usual, leading the NL in innings and batters faced, and he's also been more effective than ever with an MLB-leading 0.85 WHIP and a spectacular 6.0 K/BB ratio.
These guys have been flat-out awesome, and fortunately for their owners, they'll both pitch twice in The Week Ahead.
Going Twice…
American League
Strong Plays
Matt Harrison: @SD (Marquis), COL (White)
David Price: @WAS (Wang), @PHI (Hamels)
CC Sabathia: ATL (Minor), @NYM (Dickey)
Jake Peavy: CHC (Garza), MIL (Wolf)
Scott Diamond: @PIT (Correia), @CIN (Latos)
Decent Plays
Tommy Milone: LAD (Harang), SF (Cain)
Jerome Williams: SF (Cain), LAD (Harang)
Jonathan Sanchez: @HOU (Happ), STL (Lynn)
Rick Porcello: STL (Lynn), @PIT (Correia)
Clay Buchholz: MIA (Buehrle), ATL (Minor)
At Your Own Risk
Hector Noesi: @ARI (Miley), SD (Marquis)
Derek Lowe: CIN (Latos), @HOU (Happ)
Jake Arrieta: @NYM (Dickey), WAS (Wang)
National League
Strong Plays
Lance Lynn: @DET (Porcello), @KC (Sanchez)
Matt Cain: @LAA (Williams), @OAK (Milone)
Cole Hamels: COL (White), TB (Price)
R.A. Dickey: BAL (Arrieta), NYY (Sabathia)
Aaron Harang: @OAK (Milone), @LAA (Williams)
Matt Garza: @CWS (Peavy), @ARI (Miley)
Wade Miley: SEA (Noesi), CHC (Garza)
Decent Plays
Kevin Correia: MIN (Diamond), DET (Porcello)
Mark Buehrle: @BOS (Buchholz), TOR
J.A. Happ: KC (Sanchez), CLE (Lowe)
Mat Latos: @CLE (Lowe), MIN (Diamond)
At Your Own Risk
Chien-Ming Wang: TB (Price), @BAL (Arrieta)
Jason Marquis: TEX (Harrison), SEA (Noesi)
Randy Wolf: TOR, @CWS (Peavy)
Alex White: @PHI (Hamels), @TEX (Harrison)
Mike Minor: @NYY (Sabathia), @BOS (Buchholz)
Streamer City
The following pitchers are generally available in over 50 percent of fantasy leagues and have favorable match-ups this week:
American League
Tuesday, 6/19: Scott Feldman @ SD
The Rangers lefty currently sits with an 0-6 record and ugly 6.50 ERA, but a 13/1 K/BB ratio in his last two starts suggests he's been better than the results, and he should fare well in Petco.
Wednesday, 6/20: Jarrod Parker vs. LAD
Parker has been tough to solve in Oakland, where he owns a 1.59 ERA and has held opposing hitters to a .197 average.
Thursday, 6/21: Francisco Liriano @ PIT
Liriano has been feasting on weak competition lately. He should have little trouble keeping it up against the lousy Pittsburgh offense.
National League
Tuesday, 6/19: Travis Wood @ CWS
Wood's solid peripherals belie his mediocre overall numbers, and the White Sox have been noticeably worse against lefties this year.
Wednesday, 6/20: Nathan Eovaldi vs. OAK
The young Dodger has logged a quality start three times in four turns and hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in an outing.
Friday, 6/22: Clayton Richard vs. SEA
Richard is money in his home park, with a 2.72 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in six starts.
Total Games
American League
6: BAL, BOS, CLE, CWS, DET, KC, LAA, MIN, NYY, OAK, SEA, TB, TEX, TOR
National League
6: ARI, ATL, CHC, CIN, COL, HOU, LAD, MIA, MIL, NYM, PHI, PIT, SD, SF, STL, WAS
Lefty/Righty Breakdowns
American League
BAL: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
BOS: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
CLE: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
CWS: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
DET: 6 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP
KC: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
LAA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
MIN: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
NYY: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
OAK: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
SEA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
TB: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
TEX: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
TOR: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
National League
ARI: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
ATL: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
CHC: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
CIN: 6 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHP
COL: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
HOU: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
LAD: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
MIA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
MIL: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
NYM: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
PHI: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
PIT: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
SD: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHP
SF: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHP
STL: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
WAS: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHP
The Infirmary
You can get a full listing of injured players at Rotoworld's Injury Page but here's the latest on a few prominent players who have been out of action:
Endy Chavez: Out until late June (hamstring)
Ian Stewart: Out indefinitely (wrist)
Drew Smyly: Out until late June (finger)
Felipe Paulino: Out until late June (groin)
P.J. Walters: Out until late June (shoulder)
Cesar Izturis: Out until late June (hamstring)
Mike Carp: Out until July (shoulder)
Luke Scott: Out until late June (back)
Alexi Ogando: Out until July (groin)
Kyle Drabek: Out indefinitely (elbow)
Brandon Morrow: Out indefinitely (ribs)